John McDowell
Professor of Philosophy, University of Pittsburgh
Howison Lectures in Philosophy
April 25, 2006 — 4:10 PMUniversity of California, Berkeley — UC Berkeley Campus
About the Lecture John McDowell is a contemporary philosopher whose most influential work has been in the philosophy of mind and language. He questions whether empirical thought is rationally grounded in experience. About John McDowell Distinguished philosopher John McDowell is … Continued
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John McDowell is a contemporary philosopher whose most influential work has been in the philosophy of mind and language. He questions whether empirical thought is rationally grounded in experience.
About John McDowell
Distinguished philosopher John McDowell is widely recognized for advancing current philosophical thought by uncovering and rejecting unworkable but persistent assumptions. In many of his influential investigations, McDowell revisits these conceptual stalemates and illuminates new, constructive approaches. His contributions to the philosophy of the mind, in particular, question whether empirical thought is rationally grounded in experience. McDowell’s renowned research contributes to an array of philosophical fields, including metaphysics, ethics, and epistemology. His insights have frequently drawn from his vigorous engagement in contemporary philosophical debates, as well as from reflections upon the Greek tradition. Since 1988 McDowell has served as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pittsburgh.